Jennifer
Brickey
CA—Curriculum
and Assessment
ET—Educational
Theory
Duckworth,
A. (2011, November 28). Do tests predict success? [Video file].
Retrieved from
Duckworth,
a former math teacher and current psychologist, presents her theory on what
predicts a student’s success on tests. She begins by sharing what she noticed
as a classroom teacher—that the students with highest IQs are not the ones that
always get the best scores on tests. Thinking about this and using this
observation, Duckworth tells how she enrolled in a graduate program to study
psychology in the hope of gathering data to elucidate her classroom experience.
What she came to learn in is that grit, not intelligence, accounts for
students’ academic success. Duckworth proposes that parents and teachers work
to help students recognize that failing is not a permanent state. By providing
students with opportunities to learn from their mistakes and develop a work
ethic—grit—then students will be more successful not just on tests, but beyond
school as well. More information on grit can be found following the link to the following PDF—“Promoting
Grit, Tenacity, and Perseverance: Critical Factors ofSuccess in the 21st Century.”
This video and PDF source helps teacher librarians consider how they help to facilitate long-term learning and success.
This video and PDF source helps teacher librarians consider how they help to facilitate long-term learning and success.
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